18 Cities And Towns That Are Already Freaking Out About The Sequesterhttp://www.businessinsider.com/sequestration-sequester-furloughs-spending-cuts-military-2013-2/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Fri, 09 Dec 2016 20:53:12 -0500Brett LoGiuratohttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/5128e5b1eab8eabf7b000010scotthoSat, 23 Feb 2013 10:52:17 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5128e5b1eab8eabf7b000010
The problem is how does a corrupt federal govt identify the pork? Chances are they keep the pork and cut the worthwhile programs.
Same problem with welfare and safety net programs. 80% need - 20% fraud...http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5128d5d169bedd9034000008Defense Companies Have Been Anticipating This Day for YearsSat, 23 Feb 2013 09:44:33 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5128d5d169bedd9034000008
First I agree that the defense industry should “man-up” and quit acting like a bunch of pussies.
Both the Republicans and the Democrats agreed to this years ago. I saw this coming and retired early as the work situation deteriorated (team members stabbing each other in the back to save their own skin).
So the cuts are long overdue. The targeted employees have already been identified.
We spend huge sums of money on conventional defense when the spoils of war have been taken for years from over the Internet. Who needs to make bullets when it’s so easy to steal “secrets” from clueless morons?
The new war is fought from the office cubicle. Just ask Red Army Unit 16438. Just as with Uncle Ben and Wall St, the US military is on the dole too. Image we just had two four star generals resign for sexting. LOL!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5128b4466bb3f7a43400000dNot so badSat, 23 Feb 2013 07:21:26 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5128b4466bb3f7a43400000d
I bet the 8% unemployed and the 10% underemployed, and those not on any roles would have preferred furloughs to total job loss. Gary is right, federal workers are no more special than the private sector worker.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51282cb8eab8ea056d000003Gary AndersonFri, 22 Feb 2013 21:43:04 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/51282cb8eab8ea056d000003
Some military workers are facing a day per week furlough. I khow it hurts but state and local workers have already gone through stuff like this. So, hopefully there won't be mass layoffs, but why are Federal workers special?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5127fce16bb3f7b95c000007MikentFri, 22 Feb 2013 18:18:57 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5127fce16bb3f7b95c000007
Painful for the workers and communities that these bases are located, but my gut feeling is that most of them are kept open as part of the pork barrel economy. I believe in the 80/20 rule - if you trimmed the military to 20% of it's present size, it would accomplish 80% of it's mission.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5127f5b2eab8ea6272000017thomas sutherlandFri, 22 Feb 2013 17:48:18 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/5127f5b2eab8ea6272000017
Asked his chances of avoiding the automatic cuts, Obama said: "Hope springs eternal. And I will just keep on making my case, not only to Congress but more importantly the American people."
All hope and no action
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